The Human Tradition in the Civil War and Reconstruction

by Steven E. Woodworth

Book Overview

The Human Tradition in the Civil War and Reconstruction brings alive this decisive period in American history by taking the reader beyond the realm of generals, presidents, and the other towering figures of history and introducing fourteen individuals who represent the variety of people who made up the great mass of the nation in the middle of the nineteenth century. Readers will meet women like LaSalle Pickett, whose activities offer a fascinating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0842027270
• ISBN13: 9780842027274
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

An outstanding contribution to Civil War studies.

The Human Tradition In The Civil War And Reconstruction brings alive a decisive period in American history, examining the realm of generals and others and using the lives of fourteen selected individuals to examine personal experiences during Reconstruction on both sides of the issue. This college-level text reveals the abolition movement's influences, the roles played by blacks during the war, and the experiences of military individuals alike.